• TRULIFE – Empowering the Next Generation

    TRULIFE is an NPO that believes that educating and inspiring South Africa’s youth today will lead them to make better decisions for their and our country’s future.  Trulife uses dance, drama, slam poetry, workshops and digital media to tackle topics such as human trafficking, bullying, substance abuse and self-identity. They believe that awareness leads to prevention,

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  • Fort Klapperkop in Pretoria

    On a recent visit to my sister in Johannesburg we took a drive out to Pretoria for the day. On our list to visit was coffee shops (of course), charity shops and a historical place of interest. We had visited the Voortrekker Monument a few years ago so we needed to look for somewhere else

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  • SCASA National Coffee Competitions 2019

    The Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa’s National Coffee Competition took place this past weekend (21 – 24 February) at the Ballito Lifestyle Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. Coffee aficionados from across South Africa competed in Latte Art, Cup Tasting and Barista events. It was a hard fought competition notwithstanding the terrible heat with competitors, judges and

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  • Happy New Year 2019

    I hope that you all had a fun and restful Christmas holidays. We stayed at home (as we do every year) as we always have a long to-do list to tackle. These holidays seemed to fly by and it was definitely much shorter for the school kids who returned today instead of having the usual

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  • The Midlands Kitchen

    The end of 2018 is rapidly approaching and streams of traffic will very soon be making their way from Johannesburg to Durban for the annual summer and Christmas vacation. As I write this my sister and her family have managed to get an early start for the trek down to Durban. There are numerous places

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  • Kim Atkins Jewellery

    I firmly believe that every person has a talent. No, you might not go onto fame or fortune with your talent but you can certainly use it to bless your family, friends or even others. It is important to have or do something that gives you joy and a purpose. For me it has always

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  • Coffee Gifts Under R350

    Assagay Coffee Farm Order from the online shop www.assagaycoffeefarm.co.za Vanilla Coffee Bean Scented Candle – small square white – R20.00 Vanilla Coffee Bean Scented Candle – small square colour – R20.00 Homemade Coffee Fudge – R15.00 per pack (5 squares) Vanilla Coffee Bean Scented Candle – medium pillar – R45.00 Vanilla Coffee Bean Scented Candle

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